The USATF 100 km National Team
will compete in the 2009 International Association of Ultrarunners (IAU) 100 km
World Cup Under the Patronage of the IAAF in Torhout, Belgium on June 19, 2009.
The annual 100 km World Cup race is the one international venue at which USA Track
& Field (USATF) has fielded an ultra distance team for over a decade. The
United States will be represented by the USATF 100 km Team of up to six men and up
to six
women ultrarunners. The team and alternates will be
selected by the USATF Mountain/Ultra/Trail (MUT) Running Council which was
established in 1998 to help USATF administer ultrarunning in the United States.

See the
Performance
List for a list of athletes who have met at least one of the criteria
above.

Team Selection Process
Athletes will be named to the team from the team selection pool using the
following procedures:

1. Athletes will be named to the team based on the order of the criteria
above until all the team spots are filled. Priority will be assigned to 100
km road performances, as that is the actual race distance, but 50 mile road
and designated trail race performances (see above) will be evaluated and the
better performance overall will have precedence. Athletes not automatically
selected to the team through standards 1-3 above will be selected according
to best performances within qualifying guidelines.

2. If fewer than 6 athletes achieve the qualifying standards for
consideration, no fewer than 4 athletes (three scoring and one additional)
will be named based on performance.

3. If more than 6 athletes achieve the qualifying standards for
consideration, up to 3 alternates (i.e., 6 team members and 3 alternates)
will be named sequentially based on performance.

Alternates must meet the same standards for consideration based on
performance (above).

Alternates are encouraged to prepare, as they may be named to compete at any
time if one of the other team members is unable to compete.

Selected athletes and alternates will be notified on or before March 25,
2009, with an official team announcement to follow.